English-French translations for schism

• schisme
  Nous posons un jugement politique de votre choix de soutenir une guerre en l’absence d’une résolution des Nations unies, ce qui a causé un schisme au sein de l’Union européenne. We are making a political judgment of your choice to support a war without a United Nations resolution, causing a schism within the European Union.
  Certains schismes ont été encouragés, et une Église nationale a vu le jour, bien que cela ne puisse bien entendu jamais être reconnu. Certain schisms have been encouraged, and a national church has come into being, though obviously this could never be recognised.
  Les négociations climatiques d'octobre n'ont fait que confirmer le schisme entre ce que l'on appelle le monde avancé et le monde en développement, et il y aura donc beaucoup à faire à Cancún. The climate talks in October only confirmed the schism between the so-called advanced world and the so-called developing world, and there will therefore be much to do in Cancún.
• scission

Definition of schism

• A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord
• A formal division or split within a religious body
• a split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy

Synonyms

• division
• separation
• split

Examples

• The schism between Sunnis and Shias happened quite early in Islamic history.

Related words

• schismatic
• schisma
• theopaschism
• schismatical
• schismogenesis
• schismogenic